Slicing and wrapping machine.



J. HiREN.

sucma MM) WRAPPING MACHINE.

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l. HREN.

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1. WHEN SLWING AND WRAPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man NOV. 23. 1mm.

Patented July 23, 19118.

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J. HIREN.

SLRCIWG AND WRAPPING MMCHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 23.

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. SllIillUThlfil' AND WRAJPPTNH- MACHINE.

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specification of Letters Patent.

Pntenite July 3, rare.

Application filed November as, 1916. Etc-rial lilo. innate.

To all whom it may concern Be it lrnown that l, Josnrnr HREN, a cltiofthe United States, and a resident of liingston, in the county of Ulsterand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Slicing and. Wrapping Machines, specification.

This invention relates to a machine of novel construction forsubdividing ice cream or a similar article into. slices, and foldingwrappers around the bottom, sides and top of such slices.

Briefly stated, the machine comprises a reciprocative slide or carriagewhich is furnished with a trough shaped-depression or container. Webs ofpaper are stretched over the container, and are cut off to form wraperswhich thus bridge the container. The atter is moved beneath a hopper,within the lower end of which are arranged a pair of oppositely movableknives, each of which is provided with a lower substantially horizon talblade, and a plurality of short upright blades that extend atrightangles across the horizontal blade. its the ice cream descends inbulk through the hopper, it will drop upon the horizontal blades, Whileits bottom stratum will be slitted transversely by the upright blades,Un next-opening the knives, the slitted ice cream will drop upon a slideinserted into the container thus carrying the wrapper with it, while bythe next closing movement of the knives, stratum will be cut ofl fromthe bulk of the ice cream, thus subdividing said stratum into Thecontainer is next moved away from the hopper and opposite to a pair offolders, between which the charged slide is projected. One of thesefolders is adapted to turn down one of the flaps of the wrapper, and tosimultaneously push the slabs. sidewise off the slide, and into thesecond folder which is hollow. This second folder is adapted to turndown the second flap of the wrapper, after which the folder is swung upto place the slabs into an upright position,

' ready for removal.

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The inventionv comprises more particularly, the peculiar means forcutting the bulk of material into slabs, the peculiar means for foldingthe wrapper around the slabs, and the various other features of noveltymore particularly referred to in. the specification and appended clalms.

of which the following is a the lower slitted is adapted to be In theaccompanying drawings:

ll igure 1, is a plan of a slicing and wrapping machine embodying myinvention;

Fig. 2, a longitudinal section on line 2-2 lFig. 1;

ltig. 3, a cross section on line 33 ll ig'. 1;

Fig. i, a horizontal section on line 4% Fig. 3;

l ig. 5, a section on line 5-5 Fig. 1;

Fig. 6, a section on line 66 lhig. 1;

Figs. 7 and 8, are sections corresponding to the lower portion of Fig.5, and showing the parts in different positions;

f lbIIg. 9, a sectional detail of the deflecting err,-

ll ig. 10', a section on line ill-10 Fig. 1,"

Figs. 11 and 12 are similar sections sl1owing the parts in differentpositions.

The machine comprises a frame 1, along which is adapted to reciprocate,a slide or carriage 2, which is operated from a shaft 3 by pinions 4 andracks 5. The carriage is furnished with a transversely extending troughor container 6 adapted to receive the material to be wrapped. The websor strips of paper '7 for forming the wrappers are drawn from a reel 8over a table 9 and thence over trough 6 into engagement with a grip per10 which is mounted on the carriage to the right of the trough. Thegripper is made toclose upon webs 7 by means of a tappet 11 and a fixedabutment 12. To the left of the trough, the carriage is furnished with acut ter 13 which is adapted to sever from webs 7 such lengthsof paper asare required for forming the individual wrappers.

.li'slidable platen 14L havin arms 15 pivoted at 16, closes up a gap wich is formed between table 9 and carriage 2, said platen being operatedfrom the carriage by means of rods 17.

All of the above parts, which are more fully described in Patent No.1171439 issued to me February 15, 1916, do not form part of the presentinvention.

The ice cream or other article to be sliced dropped into trough 6through a hopper which is of the following constructiona J From frame "1rise two posts 18, to which are secured by means of bolts 19 spacingblocks 20 and end plates hereinafter referred to, a pairof parallelwindowed side plates, 21 that constitute the parallel walls of thehopper. Trim the top of one of the plates 21 illi raraaar track55, thefork will by cam 62, be so tilted that it will project a distance overthe car-- riage and into close proximity to the end of the trough(Fig.1) eing thus so positioned as toturn the successive wrappersslightly inward, while the slide 49 is being pushed from trough 6 uponthe track 55.

Track 55 is flanked by a pair of folders 6d, 65 of peculiar.construction, and of which folder 64: is slidable, While folder 65 ispivoted. Folder 64: is made in the form of an angle bar being providedat its free end with an upright section or shoulder, and with ahorizontal section or blade eirtendlng forwardly from the upper end ofsaid shoulder. Folder 6A is adapted to be reciprocated over the entirewidth of slide A9, so that during its advance movement, the blade willfold one of the flaps of wrapper 50 over the brick, while the shoulderwill thereupon come into engagement with the corresponding upright sideof the brick and thus push the latter off the slide. For efi'ecting thisresult, there depends from the sustaining brace 66 of wing 51 a bearing6? 1n which is journaled a rock shaft 68 operated by handle 69. Shaft 68is provided with arms 70, the upper reduced ends of which engage slottedrods 71 to which folder 64L is secured by bent straps 72. Rods 71 movein bearings 73, so that by turning handle 69 al-- ternately in oppositedirections, folder 64L will be reciprocated over slides 69 in the mannerdesired.

Folder 65 is pivoted to wing 51 at M and is made hollow or in the formof a long boa of ill-shaped cross section, the two sides of the boxbeing furnished with a plurality of finger slots 75 formed at suchdistances apart as correspond to the length of the bricks. When folder65 is in its horizontal position its open side will face'charge 5'? aswell as folder 64. Thus as the bricks are by folder 64f pushed from theposition shown in Fig. 10, laterally off slide 49, they will be carriedinto the hollow of folder 65 (Fig. 11) during which operation the upperside of the latter will constitute a jaw that will turn the second flapof wrappers 50 over the top of the bricks. Next folder 65 is turned upby means of a handle 76, Fig. 12, so that its open end will be on top,and the several bricks properly inwrapped may be withdrawn by thefingers which are introduced into slots 75, thus completing theoperation.

The machine constructed as described, possesses various advantages: Thecutters will subdivide the ice cream into bricks having sharply definedoutlines; the folders operate not only to turn the wrappers over t ebricks, but also to present the latter to the operator in such a handymanner that they may be readily removed; finally, the machine Worksquickly and accurately, and at charge, a hollow no time necessitatesmanual contact with its charge, so that modern sanitary conditions arefulfilled.

I claim:

l. A machine of the character described,

container into alinement with the track, and

a pair of folders flanking the track.

2. A machine of the character comprising a container, a slide within thecontainer, a track, means for moving the container into alinement withthe track, a wrapper deflecting member extending across the ingress endof the track, and a pair of folders flanking said tracl.

3. A machine of the character described, comprising a track, a slideadapted to be received thereby, a forked spring-controlled deflectorextending across the ingress end of the track, and arpair of foldersflanking the track.

4t. A machine of the character described,

comprising a support adapted to sustain a charge, a hollow folderpivotally mounted at one side of said support, and means for projectingsaid charge into said folder.

5. A machine of the character described, comprising a support adapted tosustain a charge, a hollow folder pivotally mounted at one side of saidsupport, and an angle bar slidably mounted at the other side of saidsupport and adapted to push said charge into said folder.

.6. A machine of the character described, comprising a support adaptedto sustain a pivoted folder having an open side that is adapted toreceive said charge when said folder is in a horizontal described,

position, and means for turning said folder into an upright position.

7. A machine of thecharacter described, comprising a support adapted tosustain a charge, a hollow pivoted folder having an open side that isadapted to receive said charge when said folder is in a horizontalposition, said folder being provided with a plurality of finger slots,and means for turn ing said folder into an upright position.

8. A machine of the character described, comprising a support adapted tosustain a charge, and a hollow folder pivoted at one side of thesupport, said folder being provided with a plurality of finger slots andwith anopen side that is adapted to face said charge.

9. A machine of the character described, comprising a support adapted tosustain a charge, a first slidable folder provided with an uprightshoulder adapted to operatively engage the charge and with a foldingblade extending from said shoulder, and a second hollow folder pivotedalongside of the support and having an open side adapted to face saidcharge,

lllll lllli llld 10. machine of the character described, comprising acontainer, a slide within the comprlslnga container, a slide w thin thecontainer, 11 track, means for moving the 10 contalner, a, trackfmeansfor moving the container lnto uhnement with the truck, a

7 container into alin'ement with the track, a combined slidable folderand pusher, at one 5 combined folder and pusher at one side of side ofthe traclgand a slotted hollow folder the track, nnd'n hollow folder atthe other pivoted at the other side of the truck.

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11. A machineof'the character described, JOSEPH HREN.

